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xAragon

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  1. My PC Specs (3 Years Old): CPU: Intel i5-6500 GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 390 RAM: HyperX Fury 8GB 2133MHz DDR4 Motherboard: B150M-A Power Supply: Seasonic 620W 80+ Bronze S12II It all started 2 weeks ago. I noticed that my PC would freeze and go black screen whenever the server's map is changed in CS:GO. I thought it's just a game problem since I found a lot of posts on the internet of people having this problem, so my short-term solution was to disconnect from the server just before the map changed and then reconnect to the server and it worked. A week later I played Prey (the first time I tried a non CS:GO game since the problem) and after a few minutes the blackscreen-freeze happened. That's when I figured out it wasn't just a CS:GO problem. I decided I'll try to reinstall my GPU drivers using DDU. I also thought I'll open my PC case to see if there's anything wrong and clean it from a lot of dust it had inside on the way using a hair dryer on cold mode. I also disconnected the PSU and GPU (applied a little too much force I think when disconnecting the GPU from the PCI-E slot) so that I can clean the case more thoroughly. When I reconnected everything and booted my screen said it got no signal. When I tried to connect the HDMI cable to the MOBO it worked. Now, I can't remember if I used DDU to uninstall my drivers before my GPU stopped working or after (I think it was before) so I'm not sure if it could've affected the problem. My GPU wasn't recognizable by the BIOS or Device Manager. I couldn't reinstall the drivers since AMD's software didn't detect any AMD GPU. For a few days I tried EVERYTHING: I made sure that all the PSU cables are connected in the right place, I tried switching the PSU to GPU cable with a new one, I tried using both an HDMI and a DisplayPort, I tried switching the RAM to another slot (no idea how that could help, I was pretty desperate haha) I even tried to boot Ubuntu from a USB to make sure it's not a problem with my Windows Installation / drivers (too lazy to format my PC). Unfortunately my motherboard has only 1 PCI-E express and I don't have another PC or a friend with one who lives close, so I couldn't (and still can't) test the GPU in another system to test if it works. I got to a conclusion that It's probably my GPU because of the problems I had in games and since the PC worked fine, and the only thing that didn't is the GPU. So I did a mistake and bought a new Sapphire Pulse 5700 XT (for 600$!) today thinking I can finally play again after a while I couldn't. And... after connecting my new GPU turned out I was wrong and wasted my 600$... The GPU LED turned on and the fans spun (unlike the R9 390, who's fans werent spinning) but still the same problem. No signal, GPU not recognized and I can't install drivers. I'm pretty upset about wasting those 600$ since the R9 390 is enough for my gaming needs atm. I think I'm going to try and sell the 5700 XT for 550$ Now I still need to figure out if the problem is the PSU, or the PCI-E slot. The LED on the 5700 XT lights even without the PSU connected to the GPU, so it gets it's power from the MOBO (which means the PCI-E isn't completely dead) But the fans start spinning when I connected the PSU to the GPU, So I'm still not sure which one is the cause for all of this. Would be happy if you could help me figure it out so I won't waste any more money. I added 2 images of my PCI-E slot in case anyone can find a problem there. I checked it both from the front and the back and couldn't find anything wrong.
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